The legend of Lake Baikal. Autumn trip

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Olkhon and Listvyanka are the real legends of Lake Baikal. Olkhon Island is the most powerful place of power Lake Baikal. The amazing beauty of nature, wonderful people, delicious and healthy food, national traditions – all this will leave an unforgettable impression of visiting Olkhon Island! Listvyanka also offers a lot of entertainment: horseback riding, dog sledding or quad biking and much more. In addition, there are many unusual natural and man-made attractions in the vicinity of the village.

The tour is also held on any date on an individual request.

Location

Irkutsk

Sightseeing tours

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Tour highlights

A fascinating view of the Shaman Stone

We will go up to the Chersky Stone observation deck, which offers a stunning view of the source of the Angara River

The magic of Olkhon

Let's recharge our batteries in the main sanctuary and cult center of the region, where many shamans come to perform all kinds of rituals

The entertaining Taltsy Museum

Let's take a walk through the Taltsy Museum of Wooden Architecture

Getting to know the inhabitants of Lake Baikal

We will visit the Baikal Museum, where we will have a virtual dive in a bathyscaphe to the very bottom of the lake

Active recreation on Lake Baikal

If desired, we will take a ride on a boat or a boat, ride horses or bicycles

Itinerary

Day 1 - Transfer to Olkhon Island
Meeting at the airport, railway station, or hotel in Irkutsk.
Transfer to Olkhon Island.
Accommodation at the campsite.
Meals included: dinner.
By road: about 300 km.
Total duration: approximately 6 hours.
Day 2 - Cape Khoboy
A trip to the northern part of Olkhon Island to Cape Khoboy with stops and hiking.
Return to the campsite.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
The total length of the route on foot: about 3 km.
By car: about 100 km, without a guide.
Total duration: approximately 7 hours.

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Day 3 - A day on Olkhon
Free day on Olkhon.
It is not by chance that the locals believe that it is in the Olkhon rocks that the spirits of Lake Baikal live.
Olkhon Island is recognized as "the main sanctuary and cult center of pan-Mongolian and Central Asian significance."
Shamans come here to perform all kinds of religious rituals.
Even if you are far from such beliefs, sit down in silence on the shore and try to listen to your feelings.
Many admit that a vacation on Olkhon charges them with such energy that they do not get anywhere else.
Meals included: breakfast, dinner.

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Day 4 - A trip to the village of Listvyanka
Transfer from Olkhon Island to Irkutsk city. Transfer.
A trip to the village of Listvyanka.
Accommodation at the hotel.
Meals included: breakfast.
By road: about 370 km.
Total duration: approximately 7 hours.
Day 5 - Sightseeing walking tour of Listvyanka village
Sightseeing walking tour of the village of Listvyanka with short crossings.
A chairlift tour to the Chersky Stone observation deck, which offers a charming view of the Shaman Stone, the source of the Angara River.
Visit to the Limnological Museum (Lake Baikal Museum) with a virtual bathyscaphe dive.
Return to the hotel.
Meals included: breakfast.
The total length of the route on foot: about 3 km.
By road: about 10 km.
Total duration: approximately 3 hours.
Day 6 - A day in Listvyanka
Free day in Listvyanka.
Listvyanka is one of the most popular places on Lake Baikal.
It is often called the calling card of the lake.
It is from here that most tourists begin to get acquainted with the beauties of the Baikal region.
The name of the village was not given by chance.
If you walk around the neighborhood, be sure to pay attention to the large number of larch trees growing in these places.
The beautiful forest, starting just outside the village, will allow you to come into contact with the untouched civilization of wildlife, rich and diverse.
Meals included: breakfast.

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Day 7 - A trip to the Baikal Astrophysical Observatory
A trip to the Baikal Astrophysical Observatory.
Walking distance to the observation deck.
Introduction to 2 telescopes.
Return to the hotel.
Meals included: breakfast.
The total length of the route on foot: about 5 km. By road: about 10 km.
Total duration: approximately 3 hours.
Day 8 - A day in Listvyanka
Free day in Listvyanka.
Many tourists are interested in why the village of Listvyanka has become one of the most popular vacation spots on Lake Baikal.
This is not surprising.
Listvyanka has the most developed infrastructure on the Baikal coast.
You will never get bored here, because all year round you can find entertainment for every taste – be sure to take a ride on a boat or a boat in summer, and in winter – on a khivus or dog sled, ride horses, try delicious local fish.
Meals included: breakfast.
Day 9 - Taltsy Museum of Wooden Architecture
A trip to the museum of wooden architecture of Taltsy.
A walk through the museum.
Return to Listvyanka.
Meals included: breakfast.
The total length of the route on foot: about 2 km.
By road: about 40 km.
Total duration: approximately 4 hours.
Day 10 - A day in Listvyanka
Free day in Listvyanka.
Baikal is famous for its purity and transparency.
In winter, you can see the transparency of Lake Baikal by looking at the fabulous ice floes.
Transparency is due to the minimal content of impurities and natural salts in it.
The unique epishura crustaceans inhabiting Lake Baikal from the bottom to the surface maintain the purity of the water.
Meals included: breakfast.
Day 11 - Departure
Departure from Listvyanka, arrival in Irkutsk.
Meals included: breakfast.
By road: about 70 km.
Total duration: approximately 1 hour.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

10 nights

Comfort

Basic+
Midscale

The tour includes accommodation at a campsite and in a hotel.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the category of accommodation, RUB.:

	economy	standard
2-bed room	92 900	110 300
surcharge for single occupancy	18 000	30 000

ECONOMY (Partially comfortable accommodation):

Nabaimar campsite, 2-bed room (facilities on the floor);
Arabesque Hotel, 2-bed room (facilities in the multi-room section);

STANDARD (Comfortable accommodation):

Nabaimar campsite, 2-bed room (room amenities);
Baikal Cedar Hotel, 2-bed room (room amenities);

There is constant electricity at the campsite (in the village Khuzhir conducted electricity in 2005).

Guest house No. 1 is unsettled.
Capacity: 13 people.
Ground floor with a shared veranda - dining room;
Second floor with balcony;
The number of rooms is 3.
There are 4 beds in the rooms in two rooms, 5 in one.

Room description: single beds, mirror, shelves for things, wardrobe.

An urban-type bathroom in the neighboring building is free of charge: a toilet, a sink, a shower cabin with hot water.

Guest house No. 2 is semi–comfortable (bathroom on each floor).
Capacity: 36 people (32 main seats, 4 additional places).
Ground floor with a shared veranda;
Number of rooms - 7;
There are 2, 3, 2+2 extra beds in one room. places;
Second floor:
Number of rooms - 7;
Beds in rooms 2, 3, 2+2 additional. places;

This house has Economy and Economy family rooms.

Room description: 1-double beds or one 2-double bed (bed linen, towels), wardrobe, mirror, bedside table, TV (satellite), electric heater, 2 extras in family rooms. seats (one double sofa).

An urban-type bathroom on each floor is free of charge: toilet, sink, shower cabin with hot water.

Guest house No. 3 is well-maintained (bathroom in each room).
Capacity: 24 people (16 main seats, 8 additional places);
Ground floor:
Number of rooms - 4;
There are 2+1 extra beds in one room. place (sofa);
Second floor:
Number of rooms - 4;
There are 2+1 extra beds in the rooms. place (sofa);

Standard rooms are located in this house.

Room description: two 1-double beds or one 2-double bed (bed linen, towels, shower gel), wardrobe, mirror, bedside tables, single sofa, TV (satellite), electric heater.

Bathroom in the room: toilet, sink, shower with hot water.

Guest house No. 4 - comfortable (bathroom in each room);
Capacity: 24 people (16 main seats, 8 additional places);
Ground floor:
Number of rooms - 4;
There are 2+1 extra beds in one room. place (sofa);
Second floor:
Number of rooms - 4;
There are 2+1 extra beds in the rooms. place (sofa);
Standard rooms are located in this house

Room description: two 1-double beds (bed linen, towels, shower gel), wardrobe, mirror, bedside tables, single sofa, TV(satellite), electric heater

Bathroom in the room: toilet, sink, shower with hot water.

Additional services:

Dining room (delicious dishes of Russian and Buryat cuisine, only complex meals);
The playground is free of charge;
Parking is free;
Wi-Fi in the dining area is free of charge.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 19 tourists

Duration

11 days 10 nights

Group meets at

Irkutsk

Included in price

accommodation, according to the selected price;
nutrition:
- Day 1: Dinner;
- Day 2: Breakfast, lunch, dinner;
- Day 3: Breakfast, dinner;
- Day 4-11: Breakfast;
transportation services:
- Day 1: Irkutsk – Olkhon;
- Day 2: Olkhon;
- Day 4: Olkhon – Irkutsk – Listvyanka;
- Day 5: Listvyanka;
- Day 7: Listvyanka;
- Day 9: Listvyanka – Taltsy – Listvyanka;
- Day 11: Listvyanka – Irkutsk;
sightseeing services:
- Day 2: Trip to the northern part of Olkhon Island;
- Day 5: Lift ascent to the Chersky Stone observation deck;
- Day 5: Visit to the Baikal Museum (Limnological Museum);
- Day 7: Baikal Astrophysical Observatory;
- Day 9: Ethnographic Museum of Taltsy.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Irkutsk and back;
Day 5-11: meals are not included in the price of the tour and are paid additionally;
recreational fees (payment for entry to the national park, nature reserve, etc.);
entrance tickets to the springs (drinking, bathing, etc.);
other services are not included in the price of the tour and are paid additionally.

It's important to know

comfortable shoes and warm socks;
replacement shoes;
warm jacket and trousers;
sweater or sweatshirt;
a hat or other headdress that protects from the sun;
bathing accessories, towel, slippers (for the bath);
sunglasses;
sunscreen cream (maximum protection factor);
If you are taking medications, take them with you;
don't forget your camera and a great mood.

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